How to be successful with a copperband butterflyfish

[Paul B]

Hello Nkarisny. All my fish get LRS frozen food every day and mysis which I supplement a couple of times a week with live white worms or clams that I buy live and freeze them myself.

 

[jbhydroman]

Good Article. I have had my CBB for over a year and is going strong. It still has a ferocious appetite. I Feed it Clams, frozen brine, and mysis shrimp. At first, it was hard to feed, but after a while, it finally took to the frozen food. It also helps when I dose the frozen foods with a vitamin or garlic supplement. It is growing so fast that I may have to get a bigger tank or sell it back to my LFS.
PS: the brown spots on my Foxface and CBB are algae on the glass not on the fish.

 

[Thales]

They are likely still being caught with cyanide in many places. You likely have a better chance with ones comming out of Oz.

 

[kou]

This is my second attempt at a cbb. He was eating live bbs at the lfs and they had the cbb for 3 weeks, so I thought why not give it another shot?

He’s currently solo fish in my lowboy grazing the macro and scape for mini feathers, etc. I’ve been offering live bbs, but I hope to transition to blackworms as soon as I can find a lfs that has live in stock. Next goal would be the rock/frozen cube method..

Today is day 4 and I tried masstick yesterday. Probably too soon but why not? Didn’t work anyway. Just another day feeding live bbs.

I also have a blood shrimp and algae blenny but I don’t think they really contribute to the feeding frenzy..